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+# Lemmy v0.7.0 Release (2020-06-23)
+
+This release replaces [pictshare](https://github.com/HaschekSolutions/pictshare)
+with [pict-rs](https://git.asonix.dog/asonix/pict-rs), which improves performance
+and security.
+
+Overall, since our last major release in January (v0.6.0), we have closed over
+[100 issues!](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/milestone/16?closed=1)
+
+- Site-wide list of recent comments
+- Reconnecting websockets
+- Many more themes, including a default light one.
+- Expandable embeds for post links (and thumbnails), from
+[iframely](https://github.com/itteco/iframely)
+- Better icons
+- Emoji autocomplete to post and message bodies, and an Emoji Picker
+- Post body now searchable
+- Community title and description is now searchable
+- Simplified cross-posts
+- Better documentation
+- LOTS more languages
+- Lots of bugs squashed
+- And more ...
+
+## Upgrading
+
+Before starting the upgrade, make sure that you have a working backup of your
+database and image files. See our
+[documentation](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_backup_and_restore.html)
+for backup instructions.
+
+**With Ansible:**
+
+```
+# deploy with ansible from your local lemmy git repo
+git pull
+cd ansible
+ansible-playbook lemmy.yml
+# connect via ssh to run the migration script
+ssh your-server
+cd /lemmy/
+wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/master/docker/prod/migrate-pictshare-to-pictrs.bash
+chmod +x migrate-pictshare-to-pictrs.bash
+sudo ./migrate-pictshare-to-pictrs.bash
+```
+
+**With manual Docker installation:**
+```
+# run these commands on your server
+cd /lemmy
+wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/master/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
+# Replace the {{ vars }}
+sudo mv nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lemmy.conf
+sudo nginx -s reload
+wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
+wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/master/docker/prod/migrate-pictshare-to-pictrs.bash
+chmod +x migrate-pictshare-to-pictrs.bash
+sudo bash migrate-pictshare-to-pictrs.bash
+```
+
+**Note:** After upgrading, all users need to reload the page, then logout and
+login again, so that images are loaded correctly.
+
 # Lemmy v0.6.0 Release (2020-01-16)
 
 `v0.6.0` is here, and we've closed [41 issues!](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/milestone/15?closed=1)